# NFL Week 10
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [November 10, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529 "2011-11-10T19:52:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/81 "2011-11-13T23:24:00Z")
> [@Omniscient](#):
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> We’re stuck with the Saints-Falcons game in Chicago, for a 13-10 game it’s been pretty fucking dull.
You spoke too soon **Omni**.
> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Saints got a gift today with that decision to go for it on 4th down. Glad to see they cashed in. I remember too many years where they’d still find a way to lose…
NFL teams punt far too often, as several simulations have made clear. But apparently they fear the Monday Morning Quarterbacks enough to rarely go for it in their own territory. Doesn’t mean this particular decision was the right one tho.
Lost in this decision was the bizarre defensive gameplan by NO after they had pinned Atl. down on their own 5 with 2 minutes to go and no timeouts-talking about their blitzing on almost every single play, giving up big gains in the process. If they had just rushed 3 and kept back 8 and give up short gains, the Falcons would have run out of time before they could have gotten into FG range.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/82 "2011-11-13T23:26:46Z")
Well, this Chicago-Detroit game is over. Wish I had the Chicago D in my fantasy league.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/83 "2011-11-13T23:27:54Z")
Giants have the lead and got a quick punt finally from Niners. It is 13-12 Giants currently.
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### Author:  [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/84 "2011-11-13T23:28:24Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#):
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> Well, this Chicago-Detroit game is over. Wish I had the Chicago D in my fantasy league.
Based on my league’s scoring, the Bears D is .5 pts away from the record this season.
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### Author:  [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/85 "2011-11-13T23:38:08Z")
> [@Omniscient](#):
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> Suh is such a dirty fuck.
Did I hear the announcers correctly that Suh recently had to have a face-to-face meeting with the NFL commissioner about his conduct? If I did hear that correctly, you’d think that would have sent a message.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/86 "2011-11-13T23:54:56Z")
> [@Kolga](#):
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> Did I hear the announcers correctly that Suh recently had to have a face-to-face meeting with the NFL commissioner about his conduct? If I did hear that correctly, you’d think that would have sent a message.
I thought that Suh called the meeting to ask “what the fuck?”
Nick just cost himself a fairly large sum. (ugh)
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/87 "2011-11-13T23:55:43Z")
Apparently not. And now Fairley is doing the same dirty shit. Time to tale Schwartz out back and have him shot. Enjoy your pack of thugs who will miss the playoffs again Detroit.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/88 "2011-11-14T00:01:30Z")
I’d have defended Briggs going dirty on Megatron as payback, but that hit was crystal clean. No helmet to helmet at all. Not defenseless.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/89 "2011-11-14T00:01:58Z")
I hope it is Eli time, a little over 5 minutes and need a TD to tie.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/90 "2011-11-14T00:03:21Z")
Fisticuffs!
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/91 "2011-11-14T00:05:01Z")
The QB starting a fight? Not smart. There’s most of a quarter for him to get hurt.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/92 "2011-11-14T00:06:51Z")
Ok. I’m ready to start running plays at Schwartz and put him in a cast.
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### Author:  [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/93 "2011-11-14T00:08:33Z")
Whoa, that’s like hockey-level fighting. I haven’t seen that in a while. Is there especially bad blood between these teams traditionally?
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### Author:  [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/94 "2011-11-14T00:09:49Z")
So… What the over/under on total fines for this game?
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### Author:  [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/95 "2011-11-14T00:11:15Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> So… What the over/under on total fines for this game?
It’s actually down from pre-game estimates. Detroit is playing slightly less dirty than usual.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/96 "2011-11-14T00:11:27Z")
Giants just made 2 4th down conversions. High anxiety game this is. Sounds like you’ve got a great one in Chicago.
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### Author:  [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/97 "2011-11-14T00:11:32Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> So… What the over/under on total fines for this game?
$150k? Game’s not over.
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### Author:  [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/98 "2011-11-14T00:13:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> Giants just made 2 4th down conversions. High anxiety game this is. Sounds like you’ve got a great one in Chicago.
Bears are actually beating the Lions pretty bad, 37 to 6 at this moment, but there’s lots of bare-knuckle stuff.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/99 "2011-11-14T00:14:59Z")
> [@Kolga](#):
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> Bears are actually beating the Lions pretty bad, 37 to 6 at this moment, but there’s lots of bare-knuckle stuff.
I know the score, it just sounds like a fun game to watch.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/602529/100 "2011-11-14T00:16:15Z")
Well Giants just lost, they could not convert 3 straight 4th downs. ☹
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